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Low Thyroid Function in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is an Independent Predictor of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality

Donghee Kim, Luis Miguel Vazquez‐Montesino, Jessica A. Escober, Christopher T. Fernandes, George Cholankeril, Rohit Loomba, Stephen A. Harrison, Zobair M. Younossi, Aijaz Ahmed

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2020 · 75 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

In this large nationally representative sample of American adults, low thyroid function was associated with NAFLD and a predictor of higher risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in individuals with NAFLD.

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